Why you bought Suunto ocean?
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@Brad_Olwin
Thanks for sharing. I thought you might have an official statement from Suunto in an official post
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@tinten.addi Let me see if I can dig something up.
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@tinten.addi said in Why you bought Suunto ocean?:
@Brad_Olwin
Thanks for sharing. I thought you might have an official statement from Suunto in an official postNot an official statement but from someone that has more knowledge than me.
https://forum.suunto.com/post/146167 -
Bought Suunto Ocean & Pod to replace an ageing Suunto D4i & SPG as a wristwatch sized dive computer and pressure gauge.
I don’t want the sports, GPS and health tracking stuff and so turned off everything like that I could find in the menus to avoid messages and maintain battery life.
I put it on when I wake on diving days and then wear it until the next night, so I can see the no-fly time has safely passed. I have also used it as a dual time zone watch when on holiday in a significantly different time zone. Otherwise, I prefer an analogue wristwatch in daily life.
For diving the battery life seems fine, maybe needing one charge on a one-week liveaboard depending on the number of dives. The AMOLED screen is excellent and easy to read underwater in poor visibility and at night. While diving I turn the “arches” off, or use the compass “arch”. -
I thought it was Suunto’s flagship dive computer.
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I was looking for dive computer with recreational range (up to 60m). 40m limit of some other watches is a deal breaker, since even recreational dives can go a bit deeper and riding on lockdown limit is no fun at all. But not really wanted a dedicated one, which would just not be used 95% of a year. I also wanted Air Integration and decent battery without breaking the bank.
Scuba Pro galilleo 3, mares and similar watches are just too dumb outside diving, garmin is way too expensive. Suunto gave a decent option in between.
So far - a bit mixed feelings, but it growing on me. At least it’s very fast, good display and good battery and actually good for basic stuff outside diving. Somehow controls and menus were super easy to understand.
Hardware looks good, I just wish suunto and partners would push a bit harder on software development - not in quantity, but quality.
